Jan 14 2009
Gamecube Games as Wii Games
Just yesterday when I was browsing Amazon I realized that Nintendo is going to start releasing a few Gamecube games as Wii games. Instead of making whole new versions it looks like they are releasing the same exact version that was on the Gamecube, but now you can play them using the Wii remote and nunchuck. Sure, I know that is kind of what they did for Donkey Kong Barrel Blast, which was meant to be a Gamecube release, but they ended up releasing it on the Wii instead. That was a good game, but then again it would have been better if it had stayed a Gamecube game and you could use the Donkey Kong drums.
The two games I noticed that are getting this transfer to Wii controls treatment are Mario Power Tennis and Pikmin. They are scheduled to come out on March 9, 2009. Both were good games for the Gamecube, but I think both deserve whole new versions built kind of from the ground up for the Wii. I think there might be news out there about there being at least a Pikmin 3 for the Wii, but until then these releases seem silly.
Personally I prefer to play games on the platform they were originally made for, as long as I own them. I own all the Nintendo systems, thus I do not even buy virtual console games because I would rather go find an original version and play it on the appropriate console. For the Gamecube games it is even easier because the Wii plays the Gamecube games and anyone with a Wii can play the original version. Perhaps they will be fun with the Wii controls, but I am thinking the remakes will not be the same as a game built specifically for Wii controls. At least the games start at only $29.99 compared to most games that start at $49.99.
